Sorry, been a while since high school. Can someone please explain why this model is incorrect, and why they teach it in high school if it’s incorrect?
In: Chemistry
I’m not sure if it’s considered wrong per se, but it’s too simplified. It includes the idea that electrons exists at different energy levels, but kind if just puts them in concentric circles around the nucleus. Better models include specific orbitals that better describe electron location which helps explains some bonding properties
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